August 6, 1976 Cleveland Indians at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 2
MIL 1 KCR 9
@CHW 2 KCR 8
@CHW 3 DET 3
CLE 1 CAL 2
@OAK 1 TEX 6
MIN 0 ATL 7
SFG 0 CIN 7
@LAD 4 CHC 6
@MON 5
(13) CHC 1
@MON 0 SDP 9
HOU 3 STL 6
PHI 2

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 19,079

Friday, August 6, 1976, 8:00PM
Time of Game: 2:10

Indians

52-53

Lost 2

3rd, 12 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    1  7  0
Tigers          0  0  0   1  0  0   1  1  X    3  6  1

W: D Roberts (11-11), L: J Brown (7-7)

Tigers

49-56

Won 1

5th, 15 GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Kuiper 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .277  .653    0    4   4   CS
L Blanks SS                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .297  .836    0    0   1   
R Manning CF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .289  .718    0    4   0   
R Carty DH                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .316  .872    0    0   0   
G Hendrick LF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .770    0    2   0   GDP
B Bell 3B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .290  .723    0    1   1   
B Powell 1B                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .211  .576    0    6   0   
C Spikes RF                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .247  .658    0    2   0   
R Fosse C                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .320  .747    0    5   0   

J Brown P                                                                0   0
  D Hood P                                                               0   0
Totals                       33   1   7   0    0   3                    24   6

BATTING

TB: R Fosse; R Carty; R Manning; D Kuiper; B Powell; B Bell; C Spikes.

GIDP: G Hendrick (10).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

BASERUNNING

CS: D Kuiper (12, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by D Roberts).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R LeFlore CF                  3   0   1   1    1   1  .327  .804    0    2   0   
D Meyer LF                    2   0   1   0    1   0  .255  .630    0    1   0   2·SB
  M Stanley PH-LF             1   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .753    0    1   0   
B Oglivie RF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .247  .741    0    1   0   2B
R Staub DH                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .306  .834    0    0   0   HR
J Thompson 1B                 2   1   0   0    2   1  .233  .763    0   11   2   IW
A Rodriguez 3B                4   0   1   1    0   0  .252  .622    0    0   0   2B
J Wockenfuss C                4   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .787    0    4   0   
T Veryzer SS                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .234  .553    0    3   5   SB
P Garcia 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   3  .196  .543    0    4   5   

D Roberts P                                                              0   3
Totals                       30   3   6   3    4   5                    27  15

BATTING

2B: B Oglivie (8, off J Brown); A Rodriguez (12, off D Hood).

HR: R Staub (9, off J Brown; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

IBB: J Thompson (3, by J Brown).

TB: R Staub 4; A Rodriguez 2; B Oglivie 2; R LeFlore; D Meyer; T Veryzer.

RBI: R Staub (57); R LeFlore (32); A Rodriguez (47).

2-out RBI: A Rodriguez; R LeFlore.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Veryzer-P Garcia-J Thompson.

E: P Garcia (17).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Veryzer (1, 2nd base off J Brown/R Fosse); D Meyer 2 (4, 2nd base off J Brown/R Fosse 2).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Brown, L (7-7)               6.2   5   2   2    3   5   1   3.57   28     -       ·  ·      4· 9· 2· 5     58    -     0.97   0.05
D Hood                         1.1   1   1   1    1   0   0   4.73    6     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 1          1-0    0.50  -0.04
Totals                         8     6   3   3    4   5   1          34     -       ·  ·      6·11· 2· 6          1-0

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Roberts, W (11-11)           9     7   1   0    0   3   0   3.48   33     -       ·  ·     15· 6· 2· 7     74    -     1.72   0.51
Totals                         9     7   1   0    0   3   0          33     -       ·  ·     15· 6· 2· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Brown (4; J Thompson).

PO: D Roberts (1; D Kuiper, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Bill Haller.

Time of Game: 2:10.

Attendance: 19,079.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 66° F, Night.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Detroit Tigers                       
1. D Kuiper             2B    1. R LeFlore            CF 
2. L Blanks             SS    2. D Meyer              LF 
3. R Manning            CF    3. B Oglivie            RF 
4. R Carty              DH    4. R Staub              DH 
5. G Hendrick           LF    5. J Thompson           1B 
6. B Bell               3B    6. A Rodriguez          3B 
7. B Powell             1B    7. J Wockenfuss         C  
8. C Spikes             RF    8. T Veryzer            SS 
9. R Fosse              C     9. P Garcia             2B 

   J Brown              P        D Roberts            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  2-1  123      17%  88% R Manning       D Roberts       Foul Flyball: C
   b 4   0  0-0  ---      14%  69% R Staub         J Brown         Home Run
   t 9   0  3-1  1--      13%  99% G Hendrick      D Roberts       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 8   1  2-0  123      13%  82% D Kuiper        D Roberts       Strikeout
   t 8   2  2-0  123     -12%  70% L Blanks        D Roberts       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Powell Scores/No RBI/unER; Spikes to 3B; Fosse to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Roberts facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  D Kuiper        Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      54%  L Blanks        Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  R Manning       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jackie Brown facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  R LeFlore       Walk
   O      1--      55%  D Meyer         Flyball: CF
          1--      63%  B Oglivie       Double to RF; LeFlore to 3B
   O      -23      56%  R Staub         Flyball: 2B
   O      -23      50%  J Thompson      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Roberts facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  R Carty         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  G Hendrick      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      55%  B Bell          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jackie Brown facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      51%  J Wockenfuss    Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  T Veryzer       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Roberts facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      52%  B Powell        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  C Spikes        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  R Fosse         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jackie Brown facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  P Garcia        Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  R LeFlore       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      53%  D Meyer         Walk
          1--      54%  B Oglivie       Meyer Steals 2B
   O      -2-      50%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Roberts facing 1-2-3
          ---      46%  D Kuiper        Single to RF
   O      1--      53%  L Blanks        Kuiper Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---      55%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      56%  R Manning       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jackie Brown facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      69%  R Staub         Home Run
   O      ---      67%  J Thompson      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      66%  A Rodriguez     Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      65%  J Wockenfuss    Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Roberts facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      68%  R Carty         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      70%  G Hendrick      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      72%  B Bell          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jackie Brown facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      70%  T Veryzer       Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      68%  P Garcia        Strikeout
   O      ---      67%  R LeFlore       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Roberts facing 7-8-9
          ---      61%  B Powell        Single to CF
   O      1--      67%  C Spikes        Strikeout
   O      1--      71%  R Fosse         Groundout: 1B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      75%  D Kuiper        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jackie Brown facing 2-3-4
          ---      78%  D Meyer         Single to CF
          1--      81%  B Oglivie       Meyer Steals 2B
   O      -2-      77%  " "             Lineout: LF
   O      -2-      74%  R Staub         Flyball: CF
          -2-      75%  J Thompson      Intentional Walk
   O      12-      71%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Roberts facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      75%  L Blanks        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      70%  R Manning       Single to CF
   O      1--      76%  R Carty         Lineout: SS
   O      1--      80%  G Hendrick      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jackie Brown facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      78%  J Wockenfuss    Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      80%  T Veryzer       Single to LF
          1--      82%  P Garcia        Veryzer Steals 2B
   O      -2-      79%  " "             Strikeout
   R      -2-      89%  R LeFlore       Single to CF; Veryzer Scores; LeFlore to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
                  Don Hood replaces Jackie Brown pitching; Mickey Stanley pinch hits for Dan Meyer batting 2nd
   O      -2-      88%  M Stanley       Foul Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Tigers 2.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Dave Roberts facing 6-7-8
                  Mickey Stanley moves to LF
          ---      81%  B Bell          Single to CF
   O      1--      87%  B Powell        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      80%  C Spikes        Single to CF; Powell to 2B
          12-      69%  R Fosse         Single to CF; Powell to 3B; Spikes to 2B
   O      123      82%  D Kuiper        Strikeout
   R      123      70%  L Blanks        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Powell Scores/No RBI/unER; Spikes to 3B; Fosse to 2B
   O      123      88%  R Manning       Foul Flyball: C
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Don Hood facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      86%  B Oglivie       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      85%  R Staub         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      86%  J Thompson      Walk
   R      1--      94%  A Rodriguez     Double to LF; Thompson Scores
   O      -2-      93%  J Wockenfuss    Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 3.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, Dave Roberts facing 4-5-6
          ---      86%  R Carty         Single to LF
   OO     1--      99%  G Hendrick      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  B Bell          Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Tigers 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET197608060

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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